From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 25 02:28:47 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DDDC1065697 for ; Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:28:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4581C8FC1D for ; Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:28:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from steiner.cc.vt.edu (steiner.cc.vt.edu [198.82.163.51]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAP2RnhB001571; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:28:16 -0500 Received: from auth3.smtp.vt.edu (EHLO auth3.smtp.vt.edu) ([198.82.161.152]) by steiner.cc.vt.edu (MOS 4.1.8-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id MHH90855; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:28:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from gromit.chumby.lan (c-71-63-94-180.hsd1.va.comcast.net [71.63.94.180]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth3.smtp.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAP2SFwt021772 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:28:15 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Paul Mather In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:28:13 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <86234537-4DCC-4EB6-A8D0-BABB68370D1A@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <20101124053255.GA15123@icarus.home.lan> To: Xin LI X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu 5 none X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=steiner.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A02020A.4CEDC9C0.00AC,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=71.63.94.180, so=2009-09-22 00:05:22, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: FreeBSD Stable , Jeremy Chadwick Subject: Re: Support for Areca ARC-1300-4X on 8-STABLE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:28:47 -0000 On Nov 24, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Xin LI wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:01 AM, Paul Mather = wrote: >> Thanks for the link! I'm not sure whether "Fixed arcmsr driver = prevent arcsas support for Areca SAS HBA ARC13x0" in the "Bug fixes" = list is good news or bad news for me. It suggests that the arcmsr = driver has been fixed to prevent it attaching to the ARC-13X0 cards, = implying that it is not supported. This entry about OS support on the = Areca official page for the ARC-1300 product = (http://www.areca.us/products/sasnoneraid.htm) is also not inspiring: = "BSD/FreeBSD (will be available with 6Gb/s Host Adapter)." Does this = mean only their 6 Gb/s cards will be supported under FreeBSD, or that = support for the 3 Gb/s cards will appear alongside the 6 Gb/s cards, = whenever they are released? >=20 > The 6Gb/s cards are not released yet. The updated driver resolved a > conflict with the newer ARC13x0 cards, without it one will have to > update arcmsr(4) before installing the SAS card driver. So, to clarify, does this mean the 3 Gb/s ARC-1300 cards are not = currently supported under 8-STABLE? Or, are they supported by a = different driver to arcmsr (if so, which one?), but arcmsr must be = updated so it doesn't probe and claim the card instead? Cheers, Paul.